"It's really not an international place." I would disagree. . In fact I can't imagine any place on earth that is more international than the Riviera. I have spent part of every year here for the last 70 years, getting along 95% in English & 5% using my High school 1 semester of French.︀ If you can say Oui, No & Oooh La La you can get along fine︁ here. Most of my blogs were made in the South of France (
) where︂ I talk about the area, my life, and stuff I do every day. Here In︃ the South of France (Riviera) there are many enclaves where stores, restaurants, and everything is︄ (for instance) in Russian, German, Filipino, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese English/American, Dutch, etc.) For quality of︅ life, you can't beat the Riviera, Nice is nice, and so is Cannes. But the︆ small towns are great to live in and the property prices are cheaper than the︇ better neighborhoods in the U.K., USA, or many other places that are not as nice.︈ Drawbacks: Petty Crime- burglaries, purse snatching, etc. but very few murders or crimes involving guns,︉ or blood, I have e observed that local (illegal?) immigrants from Africa and the Middle︊ East are often aggressive & making more trouble now than they used to.
